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Connie Hawkins

05.24.10

Suns’ Defense, Stoudemire’s Retro Moves Confuse Lakers Alvin Gentry, Amare Stoudemire, Andrew Bynum, Bill Cartwright, Connie Hawkins, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, phil jackson, Robin Lopez, Suns News | (0)
by Chris TomassonFiled under: Lakers, Suns, NBA PlayoffsPHOENIX -- Amar'e Stoudemire wears No. 1, and Sunday night he was looking like the guy who was the first star in Phoenix Suns history. Stoudemire was swooping to the hoop like Connie Hawkins did 40 years ago. He had a baseline drive for a reverse layup and enough dipsy-doo moves that it appeared he, rather than Suns center Robin Lopez, should have been wearing a Julius Erving-like Afro. Put it all together, and the forward scored a playoff career-high tying 42 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as his Suns beat the Lakers 118-109 at ...
03.29.10

Why Does the NBA Hate the Phoenix Suns? Basketball, Connie Hawkins, Connie Hawkins Court Case, David Stern, Featured, NBA, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Suns David Stern, Phoenix Suns Unfair Calls, Sports, Suns News, Suns Spurs Playoffs | (0)
With the return of Steve Nash to the Valley of the Sun in 2004, the Phoenix Suns have since reinvigorated the NBA with their fast-paced, high-scoring style of play. With the league struggling for an identity with the absence of polarizing figures such as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, one would think the league would embrace this added excitement. However, it has become extremely apparent that the NBA and commissioner David Stern have a vendetta against the Phoenix Suns. In 1968, David Stern, who at the time was outside legal counsel on the case against Connie Hawkins. Connie Hawkins ...
10.30.09

Suns Were Playing 5 on 6 In 2007 vs. Spurs Connie Hawkins, David Stern, Featured, Kobe Bryant, Phoenix Suns, Raja Bell, Referees, San Antonio Spurs, Suns News, Tim Donaghy, Tommy Nunez, Writer Portal | (0)
With the release of the scorned Tim Donaghy’s tell all book this week, Suns fan’s past suspicions have been confirmed. It seems that in fact referee Tommy Nunez, who was the group supervisor for the 2007 Suns vs. Spurs 2nd round playoff match-up had a vested interest in the Spurs beating the Suns. Below is an excerpt from Donaghy’s book regarding this series: My favorite Tommy Nunez story is from the 2007 playoffs when the San Antonio Spurs were able to get past the Phoenix Suns in the second round. Of course, what many fans didn’t know was that Phoenix had ...
08.19.09

Tip-Off Timer: How ’69 Coin Flip Cursed The Phoenix Suns Connie Hawkins, ConnieHawkins, Jerry Colangelo, JerryColangelo, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, KareemAbdul-jabbar, Lew Alcindor, LewAlcindor, Neal lWalk, Neal Walk, NealLwalk, Suns News, tip-off timer, Tip-offTimer | (0)
Filed under: Bucks, Suns, NBA DraftTip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 season. On Wednesday, there are 69 days remaining.It's been 40 years since Phoenix Suns executive Jerry Colangelo last called "heads" in a coin flip. And it still haunts the franchise today.When that Kennedy half-dollar landed on "tails" in the NBA office that spring day, it meant that the Milwaukee Bucks - and not the Suns - would get the No. 1 pick in the 1969 NBA Draft.The Bucks selected celebrated UCLA center Lew Alcindor, who won a championship in his second season, ...
08.19.09

Tip-Off Timer: How ’69 Coin Flip Cursed The Phoenix Suns Connie Hawkins, ConnieHawkins, Jerry Colangelo, JerryColangelo, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, KareemAbdul-jabbar, Lew Alcindor, LewAlcindor, Neal lWalk, Neal Walk, NealLwalk, Suns News, tip-off timer, Tip-offTimer | (0)
Filed under: Bucks, Suns, NBA DraftTip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 season. On Wednesday, there are 69 days remaining.It's been 40 years since Phoenix Suns executive Jerry Colangelo last called "heads" in a coin flip. And it still haunts the franchise today.When that Kennedy half-dollar landed on "tails" in the NBA office that spring day, it meant that the Milwaukee Bucks - and not the Suns - would get the No. 1 pick in the 1969 NBA Draft.The Bucks selected celebrated UCLA center Lew Alcindor, who won a championship in his second season, ...